Enough has changed since the last time Madison hosted a NCAA hockey regional to merit giving the University of Wisconsin another chance at it. That’s the word from the NCAA, which announced Thursday that the 2008 Midwest Regional would take place at the Kohl Center.
It will be the first NCAA hockey postseason event in Madison since a regional in 1999 drew only 5,234 fans over two days to the Alliant Energy Center. The Badgers didn’t qualify for the tournament that season.